screw nut
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of screw nut
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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The bolt with its screw nut and washer were lying on the ground, where, apparently, they had fallen.
From The Law-Breakers by Cullum, Ridgwell
In placing these bolts use washers top and bottom, one between the head and the top beam, and the other between the bottom beam and the screw nut which holds the bolt.
From Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship by Chanute, Octave
This head had no doubt caught and torn the bag, for an iron screw nut lay on the top of the bricks.
From The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam by Fenn, George Manville
An apron on the front end of this slide carries the lead screw nut h.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
It is of vital importance during the first few days of a long tour to go over every screw, nut, and bolt, however firm and tight they may appear.
From Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" by Eddy, Arthur Jerome
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